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dmaddox3174
Aug 6, 2013, 12:07 PM
A jewelry store purchased 120 fashion watches for $2400. If the store sold 60 watches at $40, 48 watches at $36, and the rest at $20, find the total markup, the markup percent on selling price, and the equivalent markup percent on cost.
Curlyben
Aug 6, 2013, 12:08 PM
So what have you got so far, it's quite straightforward...
jamesjoseph11
Aug 27, 2013, 04:39 AM
Purchased 120 fashion watches for 2400. So, 1 watch= $20
Sold watches: 60 watches at $40.48 per watch, so the markup percentage is (40.48/20)*100= 202.4%
Sold 48 watches at $36.00 per watch, so the markup percentage is (36/20)*100= 180%
Sold 12 watches at $20.00 per watch, so the markup percentage is (20/20)*100= 100%
So, the total markup percentage is ((2428.80 + 1728 + 240) /2400)*100 = (4396.80)/2400 * 100 = 183.20%
there for total profit is 183.20 %.